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College Bound and Proud to Be Relieved of My Indecision

18.05.12

After months of deliberating and changing my mind hundreds of times, I can finally say that I know where I’m going to college. The stress has evaporated and only pure relief remains. The commitment deposit has been filled out, and I even managed to turn it in a day early!

Since the end of March, when I learned all the information I could about admissions decisions or scholarship offers, the decision has really only been between Northeastern and the University of Georgia . I was so busy with school and the play I was rehearsing that I neglected visiting Georgia as soon as possible so I could make my decision; that was my greatest error. I should have visited in late March or early April, but I didn’t schedule a visit until then, so many dates were full. It was not until April 18 that I made my first visit , so I had less than two weeks to really weigh all the pros and cons to make a decision.

It was the weekend before May 1, and I still had no idea where I wanted to go when we went on our senior retreat. Since April 18 I had told my parents that I was for sure going to Georgia; a week later, I told them I was definitely going to Northeastern. The problem was that I wasn’t excited about my decision and never felt a sense of relief about settling on either school. I started thinking that maybe I don’t want to go to either school; maybe I was all wrong about this whole decision.

Source: New York Times (blog)

Stress relief goes beyond the yoga mat

18.05.12

The West Coast is known for being laid back and carefree, but in spite of being a yoga mecca we are apparently becoming more stressed.

According to the most recent Statistics Canada data released in 2010, around 850,000 British Columbians reported experiencing �quite a lot� of stress, a number that has been growing since 2007.

�People think � because we have beautiful mountains, waters, beach � that this is somehow a much more relaxing city,� said clinical psychologist Joti Samra . �The reality is we are a large urban centre and all the stresses like the cost of living are really high and that increases other stress factors independent of the environment we�re in.�

According to Samra, even those hoping to relax at a yoga class or at the gym can face increased stress.

�We really need to start paring down the expectations of what we do,� she said.

Yogi Marie-Eve Boudreau admits some of those who take up Living Your Moksha � a seven-week challenge starting Tuesday at Moksha Yoga , in East Vancouver � will lose sight of the program�s goals while stressing over minor details.

Source: 24 Hours Vancouver